Sugarbush Protea

Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.

For other species, leaf blackening due in part to low light and therefore low carbohydrate can be a problem, keep in well-lit situation. The sugar in some flower foods can sometimes prevent leaf blackening. However, it seems that glucose works better than sucrose, which may explain why some flower foods work and others do not in preventing leaf blackening. However, specific data with this species has not been located.